Which leaves many in the state feeling that their "elected voice" has been muffled by the majority leader.  Essentially, the words "put a sock in it" is what is coming out of Richardville's office, and has prompted some to place his personal troubles on display:

""We are looking into the possibility that what they did was illegal. It certainly was inappropriate at best. I would just characterize it as disgusting," Amber McCann, Richardville's spokesperson, told Gongwer. "Whatever the intent of the communication was, the result is that the senators have rallied behind their leader. ... Whatever the sender's motivation is, it's had the opposite effect on the caucus."

The situation became public after  Bishop discussed allegations involving Richardville on a Charlevoix talk radio program. Tea party activists are upset with Richardville because of his reluctance to push right-to-work legislation in the Senate."

Apparently, Richardville has other issues besides being a stooge for the unions.  The result which has had some accusations and allegations thrown his way. The threat of "legal options" of course, is to silence the cacophony of voices wishing that the roadblock to reason would simply step down. The threat also seems to  be coming from HIS office alone, not anywhere else.

Welcome to public life Randy.

Its a great big glass house with generous amounts of outside inspection. A place where someone will always be gunning for you. It can be a satisfying morally fulfilling place or its a place where lies catch up to you.

It truly is a place of ones' own making. A bed made, slept in, etc.

Infidelity? Don't know. Not such a good idea.  Certainly not familiar with the particulars, but it wouldn't surprise me that a man of such identifiable "character" has earned whatever it is that has been branded on his dark side.

The nearly half of the Michigan State Senators who are ready for a vote of no confidence couldn't have a better opportunity to put a stint in the pipes, and allow the blood of reason to flow once again.  There is no threat but the threatening tone of reality that you have to listen to. Right To work, and the particular issue of STEALING from the unfortunate to pad the wallets of union friends of the leader are realities.

The names of those willing to remove him in favor of a sane truly Republican gatekeeper would be heralded as heroic in my view.

The ongoing resistance to removal by a few enablers will have its own effect.

Update [2012-3-22 16:0:27 by JGillman]: No more than a couple minutes after posting this, the Michigan senate PASSED SB1018! The bill is identical to HB 4003 so it should be ready to go in a few days. This is GREAT News!! Good for him, and the Senate.